Enjoy the spectacular scenery of the Barossa Valley and the Adelaide Hills. Visit the home and studio of renowned artist, Hans Heysen, and wander the delightful streets of Hahndorf. Meet private garden owners, admire their roses in bloom, and spend time at Adelaide Botanic Garden.
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13 October 2025
14 October 2026
Discover the gardens and wines of the Adelaide Hills and Barossa Valley with your Botanical Guide.
Explore Adelaide, including the David Roche Foundation and the city's splendid botanic garden.
Visit private gardens and meet their owners and see roses in all their glory.
Be met at The Playford hotel at 1.30pm, where you’ll join a city sightseeing tour, including a visit to the David Roche Foundation which displays the many antiques and fine arts David collected over his lifetime. Later this evening, enjoy a Welcome Dinner.
Take in the sights of the Barossa Valley today. While enjoying all that this premier wine region has to offer, we stop in at Maggie Beer’s Farm Shop. Continue to the historic Seppeltsfield Winery, with its avenue of stunning date palms, then visit the private garden of AL-RU Farm, a cattle property which features a stunning garden.
Today we will visit two private gardens in the Adelaide Hills before adjourning to Hans Heysen’s home and studio to see the magnificent gums he was so famous for painting. While here, enjoy lunch at The Cedars. Afterwards, spend time in the quaint German-influenced village of Hahndorf and experience its vibrant main street, with its many cellar doors, sweetshops and cafes.
Today, tour the manor house and gardens of Carrick Hill, before taking a look inside the Australian Museum of Gardening. The collection here spans almost 400 years. Afterwards, visit Old Government House the summer residence of South Australia’s early governors which sits in the heart of Belair National Park. The house is an excellent example of Victorian architecture and is set amongst magnificent gardens. This afternoon, choose to either explore the Art Gallery of South Australia or take a relaxed tour of the Adelaide Botanic Garden with your Botanical Guide. Tonight, we enjoy a Farewell Dinner.
After breakfast you will be transferred to the airport for your flight home.
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